Israeli source bashes Kerry, says his offer biased toward Hamas

Army Radio quotes an unnamed source in Jerusalem flatly disputing Secretary Kerry’s assertion that his ceasefire proposal, rejected by the cabinet tonight, is “built on” the Egyptian proposal that Israel accepted Wednesday.

“It is not built on the Egyptian proposal,” the source is quoted saying. It is, rather, heavily tilted toward Hamas.

Army Radio also plays down Kerry’s assertion that Netanyahu has “indicated his willingness” to accept Ban Ki-moon’s proposal for a 12-hour time out as “a good faith downpayment.” There’s no agreement on when this 12-hour time out might start; and such pauses have been breached in the past by Hamas, the radio report notes.